Fly-trap.



PATENTED APR. 21, 1908. W. P. EVERETT.

FLY TRAP.

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UNITED STATEATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM P. EVERETT, OF HORNBECK, LOUISIANA.

FLY-TRAP.

Application filed August 3, 1907,

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLrAn P. EVERETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hornbeek, in the parish of Vernon and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Fly-Trap, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of fly-traps designed to be suspended from the ceiling of a room and to constitute a roosting place for flies, whereby, after having collected thereon, they can be entrapped and destroyed.

The objects and advantages of the invention, together with the novel features thereof, will hereinafter appear, and be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing: Figure l is a sectional detached view of a fly-trap construeted in accordance with my invention,

and in position for use. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the trap showing the parts in their relative position after the flies have been entrapped and the trap detached from the ceiling.

Similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In carrying out my invention, l employ a securing-plate l, preferably circular and formed of sheet-metal, the same being provided with suitably located holes, 2, for the reception of ordinary screws 3, designed to pass through the holes and enter the ceiling, whereby the plate is held in position. At intervals along the edge, the plate is provided with suitable fastening-devices, 4, in this instance, depending spring-tongues, each of which may be formed with a transverse bead 5 or, some other simple device may be substituted for the one shown.

ln any suitable and detachable manner, there is suspended from the securing-'plate l a cup-shaped gauze device 6, at the upper edge of which is a metallic stillening-band 7, the upper edge of which is preferably flared, as shown at 8, in order that it may be sprung over the spring-tongues or catches l and become detachably connected thereby to the plate. In order that the spring-.tongues and the band may become connected, the band may be formed with an annular groove 9, designed to receive the bead 5 of the tongues.

From the gauze-wire cup-shaped device 6, may be suspended a series of cords 10, the same with the cup-shaped device forming a convenient andattraetive roost for the flies.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 386,969.

, l In order to make these parts more attractive,

sweets may be placed in the cup-shaped device, and the depending cords may be coated with the same tempting bait.

As thus constructed, the device is applied to the ceiling of a room, and upon it, especially at night, the flies will cluster, and it only remains to provide a convenient means of entrapping the insects for the purpose of destruction. To accomplish this, I provide a trap-section l1, the same, like a companionsection, being formed of wire-gauze and cupshapcd, though of somewhat greater length. The top of this trap-section is provided with a metal band l2, sul'llcient in diameter to be slipped up and over the band 7 of the said companion-section, and the two may be provided with any suitable style of mutually interlocking devices, such, for instance, as a bayonet slot 13,for1ned in the band 12, andan engaging pin 14, extending from the band 7 3 or a plurality of bayonet-slots and pins may be employed. By means of this, or some other suitable and simple arrangement, after the flics have congregated on the trap in the manner indicated, the trap section ll is stealthily moved upward so as to receive the cords and upper section, and by means of the bayonet-slots and pins, the two sections are securely locked together, the flies, as will be apparent, being entrapped between the two gauze sections. The two sections are now drawn downward, the spring-tongues yieldby drowning or otherwise.

It will be seen that the upper gauze-section is only frictionally or detachably held in position upon the securing-plate, while the lower section is rigidlyconnected to the upper section, or, in other words, su'lliciently rigid that when force is applied, the connection between the upper section and the plate will separate or become disconnected.

Having described my invention, what .l claim, is:

1. A fly-trap, comprising, a securing-plate having a depending portion, a bait-section frictionally and detachably connected thereto, a trap-section adapted to inclose the baitseetion, and means for connecting the bait and trap sections together.

2. A fly-trap, comprising, a securing-plate having depending spring-tongues, a bait-section detachably engaging the tongues, and a trap-section adapted to inclose the bait-seetion and to be detachably connected thereto.

ing for this purpose, and the flies destroyed 3. A fly-trap, comprising, a base-plate7 a cup-shaped bait-section formed of Wiregauze and having depending cords, means for connecting the said section detaohably to the base-plate, and a trap-section larger than and adapted to inelose the bait-section, said trap-section being formed of Wire-gauze and cup-shaped, and means for securing the two sections rigidly yet detaohably together.

y 4. A fly-trap, Comprising7 a base-plate having securing-,means and depending spring tongues each of Which is provided With a transverse rib, a Wire-gauze cup-shaped baitsection flared at its upper end and provided with an annular groove to engage the ribs of I the spring-tongues, pins projecting from the bait sectionI a series of cords depending from said bait-section, and a Cup-shaped trap-seotion of Wire-gauze larger than and adapted to inolose the hait-sectionI the upper edge of the trap-section being provided With bayonet-slots adapted to engage the pins extending from the bait-section.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

WILLAlVI P. EVERETT. itnesses:

H. B. PATE, C. C. SELFINS. 

